shoot blanks

shoot blanks
   to be sexually impotent
   Unable effectively to shoot off and often said of themselves by those who have had a vasectomy:
    That's pretty big talk for a man shooting blanks. (Garner, 1994 — and not of someone using a starting pistol)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • shoot blanks — fire/shoot blanks humorous if a man is firing blanks, there is no sperm (= the cells which combine with the female s egg to start life) in his semen (= the liquid produced in the male sexual organs). They had a series of fertility tests done and… …   New idioms dictionary

  • shoot blanks — Verb. Of a man, to be sterile. Cf. fire blanks …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • shoot blanks — verb To expel semen during orgasm without a single sperm in it …   Wiktionary

  • Shoot blanks — (of a male) 1. experience orgasm but not ejaculate; 2. ejaculate infertile sperm; 3. be sterile (about a male) …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • shoot blanks — Australian Slang (of a male) 1. experience orgasm but not ejaculate; 2. ejaculate infertile sperm; 3. be sterile (about a male) …   English dialects glossary

  • fire blanks — shoot blanks, fire cartridges containing gunpowder but no bullet; be ineffective …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fire blanks — fire/shoot blanks humorous if a man is firing blanks, there is no sperm (= the cells which combine with the female s egg to start life) in his semen (= the liquid produced in the male sexual organs). They had a series of fertility tests done and… …   New idioms dictionary

  • fire blanks — Vrb phrs. Of a man, to be sterile. Cf. shoot blanks …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • People Are Bunny — is a 1959 Warner Bros. cartoon starring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, along with an appearance by a caricature of Art Linkletter named Art Lamplighter . People Are Bunny is a takeoff of the Art Linkletter show People Are Funny where people do… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste D'épisodes De Melrose Place — Liste des épisodes de Melrose Place Cette page recense la liste des épisodes du feuilleton télévisé Melrose Place. Sommaire 1 Première saison (1992 1993) 2 Deuxième saison (1993 1994) 3 Troisième saison (1994 1995) …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”